Which of the Following Health Disorders Can Be Treated with Ex

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following health disorders can be treated with ex vivo gene therapy?

• A) Liver cells lack a protein that enables it to remove cholesterol from the blood which leads to high levels of cholesterol in the blood. This can increase the patients susceptibility to heart attacks.
• B) The liver cells lack a protein that causes it to produce excessive cholesterol which leads to high levels of cholesterol in the blood. This can increase the patients susceptibility to heart attacks.
• C) A gene is implanted that will code for the correct transmembrane carrier of the chloride ion.
• D) Genes are implanted that make healthy cells more tolerant to chemotherapy while making the tumor cells more susceptible to chemotherapy.

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